LAS VEGAS — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell chimed in on the concerns over Tom Brady’s dual roles as a Raiders minority owner and Fox broadcaster in an interview published Thursday.

“Where’s the conflict?” Goodell told Alex Sherman of CNBC.com. “He’s not hanging around in the facilities. We don’t allow that.”

Brady is not ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Through the first three games of the NFL season, the Ravens have fielded one of the worst defenses in the league.

Baltimore is ranked second-to-last in points allowed per game (32) and last in yards allowed per game (415). Just two seasons ago, with much of the same personnel, the Ravens became the first team to win the defensive ...Read more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins quarterback was blunt Thursday when discussing the level of urgency for his team to get its first win before the season’s opening month is over.

It’s clear the Dolphins, at 0-3, can’t have that snowball into 0-4. If they do lose to the also-winless New York Jets on Monday night, Miami would ...Read more

Patriots owner Robert Kraft is planning to divest 8% of the franchise, selling a 3% minority ownership stake to Sixth Street, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, and 5% to Dean Metropoulos, principal of the Metropoulus & Co. investment firm, according to Sports Business Journal.

Kraft is selling minority stakes at a time the Patriots are...Read more

Former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander has just scored another touchdown with his expanding family.

The ex-Seattle Seahawks running back and his wife, Valerie, are expecting their 14th child.

Alexander broke the news Thursday to sports commentator Kay Adams on the “Up & Adams” show.

“We’re just now starting to tell people but No. 14 is in the...Read more

NEW YORK — Justin Fields is progressing towards a return on Monday night.

The fifth-year quarterback practiced on Thursday, but remains in concussion protocol, according to Jets coach Aaron Glenn.

“He still has to go through the whole protocol before he’s totally cleared,” Glenn said. “But I like where he’s at.”

Glenn also ...Read more

Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups and makes his predictions for Week 4 of the NFL season.

All lines and over/under numbers are according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Last week, Farmer posted a 9-7 (.563) record. Through the first three weeks of the season, he is 33-15 (.688).

Using point spreads with the scores Farmer ...Read more

Last week started gloriously for me. I nailed the Dolphins-at-Bills pick (Miami covering) with a near-Exacto on the score. I had 30-20. It was 31-21. The week then proceeded to turn against me. Cleveland beating Green Bay? Carolina beating anybody 30-0? C’mon! Scrambled to a marginally acceptable 10-6 straight-up, but two games under against ...Read more

Here’s a look back at Week 3’s action and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

WEEK 3 RECAP

Bills 31, Dolphins 21: Miami’s offense is more dangerous when it has a thunder-back to balance out De’Von Achane’s lightning. Ollie Gordon finished with 38 yards on nine carries and a touchdown at Buffalo in a game that was much closer than most...Read more

SEATTLE — I was standing next to a colleague in the Lumen Field press box Sunday when he observed that there weren’t any visible Russell Wilson jerseys in the crowd. Current Seahawks players? Everywhere. Past stars such as Richard Sherman or Bobby Wagner? Hard to miss. There were a number of Steve Largent jerseys on some of the older backs, ...Read more

FRISCO, Texas — When the Dallas Cowboys sent four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers in a blockbuster trade Aug. 28, the Cowboys’ Week 4 matchup with the Packers one month later on Sept. 28 went from being circled with a pencil to a Sharpie.

Now, as the week of preparation leading up to the game has begun, ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The Bucs needed a lift Wednesday, and Chris Godwin delivered it simply by walking onto the practice field.

He moved confidently with no cause for pause from a surgically repaired ankle. He simply has to get reacclimated to cutting and running routes again for quarterback Baker Mayfield.

But with Mike Evans expected to miss ...Read more

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — If the Atlanta Falcons’ offense continues to struggle, the calls for veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins will grow louder.

But for now, the Falcons are sticking with Michael Penix Jr. after they were beaten 30-0 by the previously winless Panthers on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.

“Mike is our quarterback,” Falcons coach ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — No reset necessary. No reason to make more of some rare misfires.

After 16-plus seasons, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford knows how to put less-than-efficient performances behind.

So the passes he missed in last Sunday's defeat by the Philadelphia Eagles are not cause for concern as he prepares for Sunday's game against the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — As Tom Brady continues to balance his roles as a minority owner of the Raiders and the lead analyst for Fox NFL games, the tug-of-war over those two jobs figures prominently this week.

The Raiders host Chicago on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium. The game comes a week after Brady was the color analyst of the Bears’ game against the ...Read more

NEW YORK — Giants coach Brian Daboll refused on Wednesday to explain the details of his decision to bench Russell Wilson and start Jaxson Dart.

But he made clear that this is his decision, and it is a permanent one.

“We’re going with Jaxson. We’re gonna get him ready to play this week and the remainder of the season,” Daboll said. �...Read more

GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 4 THURSDAY PICK

SEAHAWKS (2-1) at CARDINALS (2-1)

Line: SEA by 1 1/2.

Cote’s pick: SEA, 27-16.

TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.

The NFC West enters Week 4 as the best top-to-bottom division in football by combined record (9-3), but I see Arizona as the weakest link — and this division matchup will underline ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles made a series of roster moves Wednesday that most notably included the placement of Nolan Smith on injured reserve.

Smith, a third-year outside linebacker, reinjured the left triceps he tore during Super Bowl LIX, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane confirmed. Smith underwent surgery a week and a half after ...Read more

CHICAGO — After consecutive weeks of opposing quarterbacks being awarded for their performance against the Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams claimed NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 3.

The second-year quarterback was selected Wednesday for his 298-yard, four-touchdown performance in Sunday’s 31-14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys...Read more